Jayna Manohalal

Florida Highway Patrol investigators now say a deadly hit-and-run crash on Interstate 4 that killed three people may have come down to witnesses misidentifying the color of the SUV involved, according to newly released court documents.

Orange County commissioners unanimously approved a new collective bargaining agreement Tuesday that will significantly increase pay for firefighters, paramedics and other frontline emergency personnel over the next three years.

A Clermont beauty supply store owner says he is struggling to protect his business after it was broken into for the sixth time in 10 years. The owner of Sole Beauty Supply said he upgraded security cameras and installed alarms after previous break-ins, but the landlord won't let him add a gate to the building.

With hurricane season just two weeks away, Lake County officials are urging residents to prepare now for potential storms, flooding and power outages.

Keep Lake Beautiful (KLB), in partnership with the Lake & Hills Garden Club, hosted a community planting event Saturday at Chautauqua Park in Mount Dora, bringing volunteers together to enhance native landscaping around the park’s Blue Star Memorial.

The immigration detention facility known as “Alligator Alcatraz” in South Florida could shut down as soon as next month, according to reports from multiple media outlets.

A commencement speech at the University of Central Florida is sparking debate online after comments about artificial intelligence drew boos from graduates during a recent ceremony for arts and humanities students.

An annual Orange County community event meant to bring families together turned chaotic Saturday after what organizers described as a “teen takeover” promoted on social media.

Florida will soon become the first state in the nation to require heart screenings for students playing a high school sport for the first time under a new law taking effect July 1.

Newly obtained records by Orange County Community Correspondent, Jayna Manohalal, show another 21 sloths died while under the care of Sloth World, bringing the total number of known sloth deaths connected to the facility to 55.

A 17-year-old died Saturday after being pulled unresponsive from the surf at Lori Wilson Park in Cocoa Beach, marking the third drowning at a Brevard County beach in recent weeks.

Parents at Mater Academy in Davenport are demanding safety changes after an 11-year-old boy was hit by a car while walking to school Wednesday morning.